Critically ill sepsis patients did not fare better with prolonged infusions of meropenem compared with intermittent infusions of the beta-lactam antibiotic, a randomized trial showed. Among over 600 ...

Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in 40% of supermarket meat samples tested in a Spanish study. E. coli strains capable of causing severe infections in people were also highly prevalent, this ...

Extended infusion of beta-lactam therapy was associated with reduced mortality in patients with severe gram-negative bloodstream infections, according to a retrospective cohort study. At 90 days, 22% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical patients with a documented beta-lactam allergy were nine times less likely to receive the preferred ...

Full-dose challenges for emergency department (ED) patients with moderate, severe, and unknown beta-lactam allergies can safely reduce unnecessary antibiotic regimens, cut costs, and preserve future ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When comparing continuous vs. intermittent infusions, the absolute difference in 90-day mortality was ...

Researchers have simplified the operation of an important class of chemical transformation: synthesis of beta-lactams, the intricate scaffold of many antibiotics. Their experimental protocol minimizes ...